TheCannesFilm Festival will announce the Official Selection for its 78th edition, running from May 13 to 24, on April 10 in Paris.
Cannes Delegate GeneralThierry Fremauxand President Iris Knobloch, who wasrecently confirmedfor a second three-year term in the role until 2027, will preside over the press conference.
The worlds biggest film festival and market is currently riding high ona record performanceat the Academy Awards earlier this month, with 2024 selectionsAnora,Emilia Perez,FlowandThe Substancetaking nine Oscars between them.
Thierry Frémaux on the steps of Cannes' Palais des Festivals in 2024.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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Ahead of the press conference, the traditional Cannes prediction talk is in full tilt.
Titles for whichspeculation is running highinclude Tom CruisesMission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, Wes AndersonsThe Phoenician Scheme, Richard LinklatersNouvelle Vague, Maryam TouzanisCalle Malaga, Rebecca ZlotowskisVie Privee, Haifaa Al MansoursUnidentified, Fatih AkinsAmrum, Lazlo NemesOrphanand Kleber Mendonca FilhosThe Secret Agent.
This years press conference is taking place at a new venuefollowing the closureof its recent location of the historic 87-year-old UGC Normandie cinema on the Champs-Elysees, which closed its doors for good last summer.
The press conference will begin at 11 a.m. local time (3 a.m. PT)
